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Belt was expected to be discharged from the hospital Saturay afternoon.

He will likely go on the disabled list and need an estimated two to three weeks to recover. SFGate.com notes Andres Torres had an appendectomy in September 2010 and returned in 13 days, but that was considered quick.

Belt was replaced Friday by Pablo Sandoval, but losing Belt to the DL is be a big loss for the Giants. Prior to Friday's game, he led the Giants in batting average (.307), home runs (11) and RBIs (31).

"He's been swinging the bat as well as anybody in the National League," second baseman Joe Panik said of Belt (via SFGate.com). "You never want to take that bat out of the lineup and that glove out of the field. Hopefully he'll bounce back quickly and have the year we know he can have."